Gandhi
Subtitle: The Man, His People, and the Empire
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: March 10, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 759
ISBN-13: 9780520255708
Subjects: Asia - General; Ethnic Studies - General; General; History / General; History; Ethnic Issues; History: World
Description: This biography of one of the most intriguing figures of the twentieth century, written by his grandson, gives an account of Mahatma Gandhi's life, the development of his beliefs and his political campaigns, and his complex relations with his family. Written with access to family archives, it reveals a life of contrasts and contradictions: the westernized Inner Temple lawyer who wore the clothes of India's poorest and who spun cotton by hand, the apostle of nonviolence who urged Indians to enlist in the First World War, the champion of Indian independence who never hated the British. It tells of Gandhi's campaigns against racial discrimination in South Africa and untouchability in India, tracks the momentous battle for India's freedom, explores the evolution of Gandhi's strategies of non-violent resistance, and examines relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, a question that attracted Gandhi's passionate attention and one that persists around the world today.